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(No Model.)

I. E. CHILD.

; BUTTON.

No. 348,658. Patented Sept. 7, 1886.

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FRANK E. CHILD, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HIRAM HOW'ARD, OF SAME PLACE.

BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,658, dated September 7, 1886.

Application filed April 15, 1886.

To all whom it nuty concern.-

ie it known that I, FRANK F. CHILD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and county of Providence, and State 5 of Rhode Islaud,have invented an Improve ment in Buttons, oi which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters 011 the d rawings rep resenting like parts.

'lhis'invcntion relates more especially to that class of buttons designed for use as sleevebuttons, and which employ a divided or twopart spring post or shank and a two-leaf shoe operating in connection with the post, so that 1 5 the parts or leaves of the shoe may be retained in open or closed position. To produce the best results, buttons of the kind referred to should be constructed without the employment or use of hard solder in the construction of the post or the pivotal connection with the two-[caved or sectional shoe, or in the construction of said shoe, for the reason that when hard solder is so employed in providing the pivotal connection between the shoe and post 12 the parts of the shoe and divided post must be heated to a degree sullicient to take the term per or spring-like quality an d'hardness therefrom, thus rendering them comparatively useless for long or continued wear and usage. Soft solder cannot be used, because of its insecurity and want of holding power.

My invention has for its object to construct a button of the class designated without the employment of solder in the construction of spring post.

My invention has for its further object to connect the two-part or divided post with the I head of the button without the employment of 0 hard solder, and without detracting from the hard and spring-like quality of the metal in the said two-part post. q

Figure 1 shows in vertical section my improved button with the parts open or in posi- 5 tion to be inserted into the cuff. Fig.2 is a similar view with the parts closed when the button isin use; Fig. 3, adctail, in perspective, of one of the angle-pieces, constituting a part of the two'part shank or post. Figs. 1-, .3, and 5e 6 are details, to be referred to.

A is the head of the button, of usual or pre Serial No. 199,006. (No model.)

ferrcd construction, and having a back plate,

a, provided with a slot, (4, shown in this instance (see Fig. 6) as oblong. To provide the two-part post or shank, I take two pieces of metal of proper shapc,which are bentat a right angle,and then a section cut therefrom to form the angle-pieces B with the opening 0, as shown in Fig. 3, and consisting of the base I), the uprights b I), and pivot-bar d. The two angle-pieces B are inserted into the oblong slot at of the back piece at each side thereof,

so that one side of the bases Z) are brought up against theinner or under side of the back plate, and then soldered thereto with soft 6 5 solder, which does not require a degree of heat that would affect the temper or hardness of the metal composing the said angle-pieces B. A stop-bar, e, is inscrtedin the slot a, between the angle-pieces l and. soft soldered therein, a portion of said stop-bar projecting beyond the back plate, a, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

To provide the angle-levers l), which compose the shoe, 1 take twopieces of metal, substantiall y like that shown in .l i 5, each having an eye, 1, with the arm it of each anglelever substantially at a right angle to the arm 1', whereupon the tongue g (see Fig. l) of the bent hinged or bearing-plate g is riveted. in 8c the opening or eye f, with the tree edge of said bent bearing'plate 9 adjacent to the under side or back of the said arm t, to form an opening or eye at the angle or bend in said levers for the reception of the pivot-bar d of 85, the standards, forming part of the two-part spring post or shank as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The bridge-pieces or pivotbars of the two-part shank or post are placed in connection with the bcutbcaring-plates he go l'ore the two-part shank or post is secured to the back plate of the button, as well as before thebearing-plate g is riveted to the angle-1e vers D. By this construction the angle-levers forming the two-part shoe are firmly and se- 5 curely hinged or pivoted to the two-part shank, whereby all use of hard solder,.whieh detracts from the temper and hardness of the metal composing the shoe and shank, is avoided. As shown, the adjacent or meeting edges 7.1 of the arms 2 of the angle-levers are squared, so that the two-part shank or post will be forced apart, when the said anglc-levers are turned on the pivotsbars or bridge-pieces, to assume an open or closed position. It is necessary in this instance to have the slot in the back plate of greater width than the thickness of the post or double shank, since the bases of said shank, bent at right angles to the shank proper, must be inserted in said slot after the angle-levers have been hinged to the bridge-pieces.

What I claim is- 1. lhe combination, substantially as described, with a post or shank having a baseplate integral therewith and bent substantially at right angles thereto. of ahead or booy having a back plate provided with aslot of great er width than the thickness of that part of said post inserted in said slot, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, substantially as de scribed, with a button-body provided with a pair of spring-arms, each having a pivot-bar,

arms, of a pair of angle-levers, each provided with a bent or curved bearing-plate fastened thereto and extending from one arm of the angle-lever to the other at the bend thereof, as specified, and rctainingin the socket or opening thus formed a portion of one of thospringarms to provide a hinge-joint.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK E. CHILD. Witnesses:

.TAs. H. LANGE,

HOWARD GREENE, 

